The Cap & Share Climate Alliance has been founded by The Future We Need, along with Feasta, Equal Right, D. R. Congo Climate Change Network, Autonomy, Global Redistribution Advocates and…
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IMF & other international standard setters examining government accounting for mineral wealth: Goa Foundation
Since 2016, the Goa Foundation & The Future We Need have advocated the correction of a crucial anomaly in the way governments account for the oil, gas & mineral wealth…
Integrity Due-Diligence needed to curb illegal mining
If a bridge collapses soon after construction, the contractor would be blacklisted. If someone cheats a bank, they will not be allowed to manage public moneys, whether in a bank,…
Misalignment and capacity shortcomings in Mining
S. Vijay Kumar, ex Mines Secretary and Distinguished Fellow at TERI says “Minerals are the property of the States, yet, currently, it is the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) that…
Draft policy for public comments
Comments on the draft National Mineral Policy are due by Feb 9, 2018. The draft policy can be downloaded from the Ministry of Mines website or from here.
SC deadline missed by a mile
Anuj Srivas at The Wire speculates that the Dr. K. R. Rao Committee is still considering the views of the Environment and Panchayat Raj ministries and that of Niti Aayog as well
Lawyer’s Collective: The Goenchi Mati Movement : National Mineral Policy Review: Time for change
Minerals are the natural resources most easily converted to cash. This drives rent seeking, illegal mining, bending of rules, turning a blind eye to violations, under and over invoicing and…
The Wire: National Mineral Policy Review – A Golden Chance for Change
While illegal mining is worrying, what is little understood is the enormous loot that is taking place legally. Mineral owners sometimes receive less than 5% of the value of minerals. https://thewire.in/189891/national-mineral-policy/
The Wire: First Draft of New National Minerals Policy Opts for Tweaks Over Structural Changes
While the draft does include new paragraphs on illegal mining and sustainable development, experts question whether it will be, as the Supreme Court recently put it, “effective, meaningful and implementable”.…
GF comments on the draft National Mineral Policy
Goa Foundation sent a letter with detailed comments on the first draft of the National Mineral Policy. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7TzYPpy8SVcYl9pWm9fN21TR00/view